For Turkey, Lure of Tie to Europe Is Fading
Daniel Etter for The New York Times
Turkish women in Istanbul posing before the Bosporus, which divides Europe from Asia. Turkey remains far in spirit from the Continent.
By DAN BILEFSKY
Published: December 4, 2011
ISTANBUL — As economic contagion tarnishes the European Union, a newly assertive Turkey is increasingly looking east instead of west, and asking a vexing question: Should Turkey reject Europe before Europe rejects Turkey?
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